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package org.robotframework.javalib.beans.common;

public interface IKeywordBeanDefintionReader {
    /**
     * Loads bean definitions from keyword classes in class path. By
     * default, uses DefaultClassFinder to find classes with
     * given pattern.
     *
     * @param pattern pattern to resolve configuration files, see PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver
     * @param filter filter to determine which classes to accept for loading
     * @return number of bean definitions loaded
     */
    int loadBeanDefinitions(String pattern, IClassFilter filter);

    /**
     * Default is DefaultClassFinder. Must be set prior to calling
     * loadBeanDefinitions(String, String, IClassFilter).
     */
    void setClassFinder(ClassFinder classFinder);
}
